The fight to control the CFPB isn’t over yet

Weeks into a legal and political dispute at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the case of the two popes is far from being settled. There are multiple ongoing litigation efforts — with the potential to be appealed all the way up to the Supreme Court — that have already made an impact on the way the bureau is being run. President Donald Trump’s appointee to lead the CFPB, Mick Mulvaney, has rolled back, to some degree, his efforts to cripple the agency amid the legal uncertainty and heightened scrutiny of his role.